Issue of November 24, 2008
- A Better Brew
The rise of extreme beer.
by Burkhard Bilger
Audio: An extreme-beer taste test. - Q. Sam Calagione: alcoholic ex-model, marketing genius, or manic showman?
Issue of November 17, 2008
- Victory Speech
A very good night for the English language.
by James Wood - Q. What is different about JWs writing on Obama's speech?
Class Report
A new start for the Greatest Generation.
by Roger Angell
Q. Sobering memories? Sentimental? Confessional? Admirable?
- Battle Plans
Finding the right way to run.
by Ryan Lizza
Audio: Lizza joins a roundtable post-mortem of the campaign.
Q. Are RL's conclusions accurate according to other reporting of the campaign? Is this a story about media as well as politics? Haven't you had enough yet?
Q. What are the core causes of overparenting? Is it really a long-term problem? If so, solutions?
Issue of November 10, 2008
- Tombstones
The toys bankers aren’t buying.
by Lizzie Widdicombe - Q. Are the toy makers victims or part of the problem?
Theatre of War
Iraq veterans watch “Black Watch” in Brooklyn.
by Rebecca Mead
Q. Everman mentions Plato's tripartite soul. Where is justice? What are some alternatives worse than war?
Q. Is the problem too much data or not enough information? Is this really a problem if people still make money?
Q. Yale or P.S. 13, insider or outsider, genuine or phony? Ultimately didn't Weinberg trade on his social reputation making him an insider?
Q. Is there a down side to this research? Does it simplify or complicate psychopathy for society?
- How money went postmodern.
by John Lanchester
Audio: Lanchester on why derivatives are like modernist art.
Q. “the you-have-got-to-be-kidding-me method of accounting.” -- What really happened with Allied Capital? Is this the same as crying "Fire!" in a theater?
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